This book uses South Africa as a template to address the many issues surrounding the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide. It analyzes psychosocial and sexual aspects contributing to HIV transmission and prevention and covers issues of race, gender, politics and class.
Much has happened since the first appearance of AIDS in 1981: it has been identified, studied, and occasionally denied. The virus has shifted host populations and spread globally. Medicine, the social sciences, and world governments have joined forces to combat and prevent the disease. And South Africa has emerged as ground zero for the pandemic.
The editors ofHIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years On present the South African crisis as a template for addressing the myriad issues surrounding the epidemic worldwide, as the book brings together a widely scattered body of literature, analyzes psychosocial and sexual aspects contributing to HIV transmission and prevention, and delves into complex intersections of race, gender, class, and politics. Including largely overlooked populations and issues (e.g., prisoners, persons with disabilities, stigma), as well as challenges shaping future research and policy, the contributors approach their topics with rare depth, meticulous research, carefully drawn conclusions, and profound compassion. Among the topics covered:
The urgent lessons in this book apply both globally and locally, making HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years Onuniquely instructive and useful for professionals working in HIV/AIDS and global public health.
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HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years On von Poul Rohleder - mit der ISBN: 9781441903068
AIDS; Denialism; Epidemiology; Global Public Health; HIV; HIV/AIDS; Positive Prevention; Public Health; Social Movements; Stigma; Treatment; gender; nutrition; prevention; religion and spirituality; B; Health Sciences; Sociology; Population and Demography; Medicine/Public Health, general; Sociology, general; Demography; Medicine, Online-Buchhandlung
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